It also says there are generally positive trends on economic development, the rule of law, the provision of government services and Iraq's effort to expand its regional diplomatic contacts.
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Gregory S. Berns, a psychiatrist at Emory, is using brain imaging to demonstrate the effects of peer pressure on individual perception, with the idea of explaining thedevelopmentof fads, from investment trends to the popularity of Burberry plaids and belly button rings.
In other words, trends regarding total economic damages from extreme weather events largely reflect trends in property values and geographical patterns ofdevelopment rather than trends regarding the frequency and severity of extreme weather events.
Duncan said the strongest trends his company sees in these development initiatives are in the growth of service-oriented software architectures, subscription-based software sales and industry-specific standards in areas such as radio frequency tags and cellular telephony standards.